Iran has recently initiated the operation of new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install more in the near future, as reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This move comes after facing scrutiny over its nuclear program, with the United States labeling the actions as 'nuclear escalations.'
The IAEA confirmed that Iran has started feeding uranium into three cascades of advanced IR-4 and IR-6 centrifuges at its Natanz enrichment facility, enriching uranium up to 2% purity. Additionally, Iran intends to install 18 cascades of IR-2m centrifuges at Natanz and eight cascades of IR-6 centrifuges at its Fordo nuclear site, all of which enrich uranium at a faster rate than the country's baseline IR-1 centrifuges.
